John Shirley

Gone are the days when a good smartphone required a fortune. By 2026, features that were once exclusive to premium flagships have become standard in more affordable models. While the absolute best camera or fastest chip still demands flagship money, the compromises you make on a budget are fewer than ever. If you have under […]

Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down as Lucasfilm President, Marking a New Era for the Franchise Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from her role as president of Lucasfilm. She will remain as a producer on several Star Wars projects, including the upcoming film The Mandalorian and Grogu, but the company will now be led by a duo:

Amazon’s New World Aeternum MMO Sets Final Shutdown Date Amazon has provided a final update on the fate of its massively multiplayer online game New World Aeternum. The company confirmed the game will be permanently taken offline on January 31, 2027. This follows an announcement last October that Amazon would wind down support for the

Netflix Secures Major Sony Pictures Deal Including Zelda and Beatles Films in Landmark Streaming Agreement In a major move that reshapes the streaming landscape, Netflix has significantly expanded its partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment. Under a new multi-year global agreement, Netflix will become the primary streaming home for Sony’s theatrical releases, securing what is known

A security vulnerability discovered in numerous popular Bluetooth audio devices could allow attackers to eavesdrop through microphones, inject audio, and track a user’s location. Researchers have named the flaw WhisperPair. The issue stems from an improper implementation of Google’s Fast Pair protocol by several hardware manufacturers. This one-tap pairing feature is designed to simplify connecting

Amazon Greenlights Fallout Shelter Reality Competition Show Amazon is doubling down on the Fallout franchise. Following the success of its scripted series, the company has now greenlit an unscripted reality competition show titled Fallout Shelter. The ten-episode series will be produced by Studio Lambert, the team behind Squid Game: The Challenge and The Traitors. Bethesda

A new heist game with a powerful premise is set to arrive next month. Relooted, an Africanfuturist action game from independent South African studio Nyamakop, launches on February 10 for PC and Xbox consoles. The game follows a ragtag crew from Johannesburg on a mission to liberate real-life African artifacts from a series of fictionalized

Roblox Age Verification Rollout Faces Widespread Accuracy Issues and Backlash Roblox’s new mandatory age verification system, launched last week, is already facing significant problems. The system, which requires a selfie for facial age estimation or a government ID for users 13 and up to access in game chat, is reportedly misclassifying both children and adults,

Valerion VisionMaster Max Projector Review The highly anticipated Valerion VisionMaster Max 4K laser projector has arrived following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Positioned as the new flagship, it promises superior cinema-grade image quality. However, with a steep price of five thousand dollars, it faces tough competition from models like the Anker Nebula X1 and XGIMI Horizon

President Trump Signs Proclamation for 25 Percent Tariff on Advanced Computing Chips The White House has announced that President Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a new 25 percent tariff on certain advanced computing semiconductors. This action follows previous administration threats of much broader and larger tariffs on chip imports, including a past suggestion of